Corset



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Corset.

No.235,727. Patent-ed Dec. 21,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC W. BIRDSEYE, OF BIRMINGHAM, CONNECTICUT.

CORSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,727, dated December 21, 1880,

Application filed August 23, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAo W. BIRDSEYE, of

Birmingham, in the county of New Haven and with the accompanying drawing, and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawing constitutes part of this specification and represents a side view.

This in veution' relates to an improvement in corsets, with special reference to the hip-section, the object being to give the required shape around the waist and yet leave the body free under the arms and at the hips; and it consists in the construction, as hereinafter described, and particularly recited in the claim.

A represents the rear section, and B the front section, the space between the two being the hip-section.

Connecting the two sections at the centeris apart, C, attached to the front edge of the rear section and the rear edge of the front section, and in height about one-halt'the height of the corset, leaving a space, D, above and a space, E, below. This part C is provided with a series of stays runningdiagonally across from rear to front. At the top of the space D a band, F, extends across, and is attached to the front of the rear section and the rear of the front section. This should be of flexible material.

(No model.)

At the bottom of the space E is an elastic band, C, attached to the front of the rear section and rear of the front section. This leaves an open space above and below the stayed portion C.

The band F being flexible and without stays, gives the requisite freedom under the arm, while the elastic band C yields to the hip-joint, and thus the corset gives to the waist the required fixed shape without the usual rigidity under the arms and at the hips.

The band F at the topniay be made adjustable by eyelets and cords or i by buckle attachments.

I am aware that the hip-section of a corset has been made open between and above the center, and with elastic connection at the top and bottom. I therefore do not claim such construction as of my invention.

I claim 7 p A corset having the hip-section composed of the part C, with bones running diagonally across it from rear to front, combined with the flexible bands F at the top, and so as to leave a space, D, between said band and the boned portion C, and an elastic band, G, at the bottom, so as to leave an open space, E, between the said band G and honed portion C.

ISAAC W. BIRDSEYE.

Witnesses: I

O. J. BIRDSEYE, H. O. SHERWOOD. 

